The Bellflower Buccaneers will face off against the Downey Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bellflower hasn't scored more than six points for six games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Bellflower's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Mayfair on Friday. They had to suffer through a 39-0 loss at the hands of the Monsoons. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 893rd, while the Monsoons are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, Downey was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past La Mirada 45-7 on the road. The game marked the Vikings' most dominant victory of the season.
Oscar Rios and Bernardo Blanco were among the main playmakers for Downey as the former threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes and the latter rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 71 yards.
Downey wouldn't let La Mirada keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Downey can thank Oscar Aguilar and Taevione Clair for forcing both of them. Aguilar is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Downey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Bellflower's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Downey, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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